Combined stock guard and pass way



Vwhich frame may bei' of sills 12 w parallel side members of said frame and may Patented Feb.l l, 1927.Y

FRANK Fien-Kn; F

COLUMBUS. Texas.l

Application sie@ nay je,

The inventionrelates toimproveinentsin l invention is to provide a new and Vmproved construction which, while4 being lrather vsimple 'and inexpensive,

will-f be highly efficient, easy to condition either to permit trav-clot stockland :horse drawn vehicles therepver 'or to .allow Amotor traiiic, and will be generally desirable.

Tit-'h the foregoing in View, the invention resi les inthe novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1v 's a perspective view showing the same in condition to permit automobiles and the like to pass while preventing stock from passing. Y

Figs. Q and 3 are sectional views as indicated by lines 2-2 and 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the device -conditioned for stock and horse drawn vehicles passage.

Figs. 5 and 6 are sectional views on lines 55 and 6-6 of Fig. 4. j

In the drawings above briefly described, the numeral 10 designates a rectangular base. frame of any desired size and proportions, be mounted in a gap of a fence 11, may span a drain ditch, or may be otherwise located as occasion may demand. and while no foundation has been shown to support this baseV frame, it is of course vunderstood that one of any desired form couldl beused if desired. ,v

Extending transversely of the frame 10, beliw the top of the latter, 1 dispose a nuni- 7hose ends are secured to the well rest upon appropriate cleats 13 secured to said side members. Supported upon these sills and extending longitudinally within. the frame, with their upper edges flush with he top of the latter, are a number of spaced, parallel bars 14, some of which extend en-A tirely to the end members of the frame while 4.other suitable material.

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others terminate in spaced relation with said end members to provide openii'i'gs 15 for a purpose to appear.v cured upon the upper edges of the sills 1210etweeii the stationary bars 14 and contact vwith these bars, most of these blocks-h'aviiigsoinewhat sharpened or rounded upp'erportionsto. prevent s'ic'c'u'i'iiulation ofjd'ir't and the like, e v

although the bl ter line of the device, faces for apurpose whichvwillliereiiiafter become clear.

-Tw'oV series of 17 are .provided Stationary ears' I mounted s'o that they 'can bemovedeithei" into o`r out 'of or'ative relation'. with said stationary bai-s. ativel'y v.positioiied as see'nfin Figs'4, 5 ai'id 6,' they are flush or approximately flush with the upper surfaces of said stationary bars, so that horses, cattle or other stock may readily walk across the device. When the bars "cks ,along the tranverse censpaced, parallel, 'filling bfars y'toilvtlrie spaces between' the 14, these Vfi 17 are moved to inoperative position, *how-v ever, the spaces between the bars 14 areV left unfilled, so that ystock will not attempt to walk from one side of the frame 10 to thev other. In the present showing, these bars .l 17 are pivotally mounted, so that they may either swing downwardly and rest upon the blocks 16 as seen in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, or may swing to the upstanding positions shown in Figs'. 1, 2 and 3. A

At one end, the series of bars 17 are secured to transverse members 18, while trans verse shafts 19 are secured to these bars near their other ends. These shafts 19 are rockably mounted in appropriate bearings 2O suitably mounted near the ends of the frame 10V and' it will be seen that some of the bars 17 projectbeyond said shafts and carry counterbalancing weights 21, which weights may well be boxes filled with earth, stone, or 1 vVhile the Vweight-s 21l make 'it easier to upwardly swing the bars 17 to the normally idle position shown y they are not sufficient in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, i e

said bars to this poto in themselves swing sition. Hence, ered when once to fill the spaces moved to this position so as between the stationary bars 14 and permit stock and horse drawn ve- Brace blocks 16 are ses, i

Vhaveifflat upper sfuri ning :bars sei-"ng Whenthe bars 17 are oper'-` the bars 17 will remain lowthe bars 17 may be swung vup-V wardly, and any appropriate latches 22 may be provided to so hold them. In the present Y Theflatches 22 may loe mounted in any den sired manner.` Preferably,

however, they are Apivoted upon metallic arms 24 projectr while the invention is rather simple and in-` ing from posts 25, said posts rising from the ends of the base frame 10 and serving to anchor the portions of vthe fence at oppositel ends of the device. p

It will he seen from the foregoing that expensive, and may be easily constructed and Excellent results may general construction if desired.

However, wit-hin the scope of the .invention as claimed, numerous variations may he made, Vand obviously, I am not restricted to materials, size, proportions, etc, Moreover, I wish it-nnderstood that the relatively stationary and movable bars such as f 14 and 17, could well be used in connection with structures other than that herein disclosed, for instance, in reconstructingall or a portion of a bridge spanning a drain installed, it will be highly efficientaiid inV every way desirable.

vbe obtained from the vdisclosed and it may therefore be followed ditch. Moreover, while two series of the hars 17 have been shown, it will be under# stood that in some instances, one series of longer bars might be used instead.

' I claim:

l. A combined stock guard and pass-way comprising spaced parallel horizontal bars,

for the spaces'between the stationary hars, a transverse member connecting said filling bars at on-e end of the latter, a transverse shaft to which said filling bars are connected near their other end, the latter projecting beyond the shaft and having a connterbalance, means rockahly mounting said shaft to permit' swinging of said filling bars' to operative position or to an npstanding idle position, and means for normally holding said filling bars in said upstanding idle position. v v

2. A structure as specified'in claim 1 to gether with bracing blocks for said stationary bars secured to the upper surfaces of said sills and serving to support the fillingv bars in operative position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature. i

, FRANK FRNKA.

sills transverse to said bars and supporting them stationarily, spaced parallel lling bars 

